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Tech Truths

... plugged in for social and entertainment purposes. Accustomed to having on-demand access to their friends, it's an ingrained part of their daily lives to keep in contact. They also feel compelled to stay up-to-date with others' lives on social media, so much so that when they haven't looked in a while, they feel behind—and catching up becomes a task they need to complete. Beyond the social aspect of social media, they regard these platforms as crucial in order to keep up with culture; it's how ...

Social Live

... out via video chat offers many benefits that the offline alternative simply can’t compete with. With video hangouts, they don’t have to be tied to others’ schedules, as is the case when spending time with friends in-person. Given their “I Want What I Want When And Where I Want It” mindset, they crave the ability to spend time with their friends immediately when it suits them—they want socializing to be on-demand since they’re used to obtaining this in nearly every aspect of life. By ...

Bot or Not

... customer rather than hand them across a counter, putting the customer and rep on equal footing and making the interaction feel more human.Moving forward, customer service will be an increasingly crucial differentiator for young people when deciding where to shop. Today’s youth are passionate about customer service and have been conditioned to expect on-demand attention from reps who are not only knowledgeable and passionate about what they’re selling but also apply that enthusiasm directly ...

The FUND-amentals

... jobs and industries defunct while spawning others (see The Gig Is Up). In reimagining their goals and bravely taking jobs at startups, many were able to achieve a different purpose in life: making the world a better place through innovation. Ys’ financial attitude is also indicative of the technological advancements that have come about as they are establishing their adulthood. Since their adolescence, the world has been on-demand, from media streaming to instant purchases to one-hour delivery ...

Ethical Click

... steals another’s baby photos and creates fictional accounts about the baby and family) have taken their complaints to the site’s administrators, but they are seeing no action being taken. This demonstrates that platforms don’t necessarily need to be policing more but policing smarter. ANTI-OUTSOURCING Sharing economy apps that offer consumers cheap, convenient, on-demand, outsourced shortcuts to bothersome, time-consuming chores and errands have become popular in recent years for all the above ...

Relationship Goals

... change with each new partner. How one defines a relationship is fluid today, as the word "relationship" itself can refer to a committed partnership just as much as it can an open relationship or a series of sporadic hookups. Increasingly, relationships can be purely physical given the rise of location-based apps that allow users to find someone to sleep with on-demand. Conversely, it’s easier than ever for relationships to be strictly emotional, especially as technology enables people to forge deep ...

Cashless Is King

... their spending digital (whether that be bytes or plastic), they know exactly how much they’ve spent and how much they have left. This desire to have an instant read of their balances has even spawned new credit cards that, with a press of a button on the face of the card, reveals one’s current balance in a small digital display (see examples). Money management must become on-demand and instantly accessible, like so many other services to which young consumers are gravitating; this is their new ...

Pairing Off

... dating culture that’s more of a game (see Dual Intentions) than a love sherpa leading them to marriage. While there is hardly a stigma attached to meeting someone digitally, people are sometimes concerned that their relationships won’t be taken seriously if others learn they met in a forum better known for on-demand one-night stands than for true love. With all of their peers using the same services and apps to find dates, those who do find long-term relationships this way feel somewhat self ...

Social By Design

... the vehicle on-demand market. Called Maven, the new operation rents vehicles by the hour or day. GM will be relying on connected car systems to ensure that music and other preferences can follow riders wherever they go, even though the cars are being shared.To keep childcare costs down, Gen Y parents are turning to babysitting co-ops and services like nannyshare, an alternative to hiring a nanny or sending kids to daycare. The company lets families pool their resources to ...

Surprise & Delight

... curated by The Fancy community at large. Contents consist of some of the previous months most “Fancy’d” products. - S&D REWARDS - Discount codes are a dime a dozen these days, and sites like RetailMeNot make them easy to access on demand, even for those who don’t subscribe to promotional emails. Consequently, customer rewards that are unknown, or even unexpected altogether, stand to generate potentially more effective word-of-mouth brand endorsements. Every Monday and Friday BaubleBar sells a “buried ...